Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
433017000 | Having arch wire enclosing guide (e.g., buccal tube) | 18 |
20090239189 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes stop and cam surfaces which extend into the aperture. An extendable archwire includes an adjustment portion having a locking surface and a loop-spring therein and the adjustment portion is inserted into and through the passageway. The pawl and the locking surface form a ratchet. The cam surface of the pawl interengages the extendable archwire as the extendable archwire is extended through the bracket under the application of force to the extendable archwire. The stop surface of the pawl interengages the locking surface of the adjustment portion of the extendable archwire preventing retraction of the extendable archwire upon discontinuation of the application of force. | 09-24-2009 |
20110039225 | CONVERTIBLE BUCCAL TUBE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - An orthodontic bracket having a base attachable to a tooth surface, with the base extending outward away from the tooth surface and forming an archwire slot sized to receive an archwire therewithin, and a removable archwire slot cover coined onto the base so as to cover the archwire slot and enable the bracket to function as a buccal tube when the cover is attached. The cover may be removed from the bracket base without removal of the bracket from the tooth surface so as to provide an open archwire slot for continued orthodontic treatment subsequent to removal of the removable archwire slot cover. | 02-17-2011 |
20110053108 | SYSTEM OF TUBE AND RESIN FOR ORTHODONTICS - The present invention provides a tube and an orthodontics system that comprises the tube, resin and wire, wherein the system allows for standardization of the resin and tube, according e.g., to each tooth, either by means of a prefabricated set of resin and tube or by making the resin with the tube during the orthodontics treatment session. The present invention also allows for the use of several kinds of wire. In addition, the use of the tube of the present invention results in less friction. Moreover, the side effects decreased significantly when the tubes and the system of the present invention are used. | 03-03-2011 |
20110151392 | SYSTEM OF TUBE, RESIN AND STOPS FOR ORTHODONTICS - The present invention provides an orthodontics system that comprises the tube, resin, stops, and wire, wherein the system allows for standardization of the resin and tube, according e.g., to each tooth, either by means of a prefabricated set of resin and tube or by making the resin with the tube during the orthodontics treatment session. The present invention also allows for the use of several kinds of wire. In addition, the use of the tube of the present invention results in less friction. Furthermore, the use of one stop, or a plain stop and a hooked stop concomitantly, allows for application of localized torsion force to specific teeth. Moreover, the side effects decreased significantly when the tubes and the system of the present invention are used. | 06-23-2011 |
20110212408 | Buccal tube with square or rectangular auxiliary slot - A buccal tube with a square or rectangular auxiliary slot/tube is provided. The square or rectangular auxiliary slot/tube allows for the attachment of auxiliaries of similar shapes, and thus prevents rotation of square or rectangular auxiliary within the buccal tube. An orthodontic auxiliary such as a headgear facebow, which is round, can still be inserted into the square or rectangular buccal tube so long as the size of the headgear facebow is smaller than the smallest inside dimension of the buccal tube. | 09-01-2011 |
20120129121 | Orthodontic Treatment Tube - Provided is an orthodontic treatment including a main tube, and a pair of caps provided at both ends of the main tube to form an adhesion space therebetween in which an adhesive is accommodated and the adhesive is prevented from flowing into the main tube through an insertion hole of the main tube. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129122 | Device for Orthodontic Arch and Brackets - Orthodontic device comprising an orthodontic arch or a wire and a set of brackets which have conduits through which said orthodontic arch passes characterized in that either of the following: a surface of the conduit of at least one bracket that is aimed to come into contact with the wire, or a region of the wire in contact with at least one bracket, has a textured surface with protruding regions and sunken regions for reducing the contact surface between the bracket and the orthodontic arch, the surface of the wire or of the bracket aimed to come into contact with the textured surface being of smooth nature. | 05-24-2012 |
20120322020 | Reduced-Friction Buccal Tube and Method of Use - An orthodontic appliance includes features for reducing friction between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire to be placed within the archwire slot. Other embodiments include a rounded exterior occlusal surface. Embodiments further include one or more receptacles for receiving an installation tool. | 12-20-2012 |
20140038121 | Reduced-Friction Buccal Tube and Method of Use - An orthodontic appliance includes features for reducing friction between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire to be placed within the archwire slot. Other embodiments include a rounded exterior occlusal surface. Embodiments further include one or more receptacles for receiving an installation tool. | 02-06-2014 |
20140113242 | Personalized Orthodontic Appliance Having Orthoaxis Function - The present invention discloses an individualized orthodontic appliance with axis correction functions, comprising No. 1-7 individualized lingual brackets connected in series by an archwire. Each individualized lingual bracket includes a base plate and a bracket body connected with the base plate. In the No. 1-7 individualized lingual brackets, the underside of the bracket body of at least two of the individualized lingual brackets is disposed with a crimpable hook with a through hole and the through holes are connected in series by an ortho-axial wire. In this invention, the underside of the bracket body is disposed with the crimpable hook with the through hole and the ortho-axial wire is used to pass through the through holes. In this way, the underside of the bracket body can produce the corresponding orthodontic force while the crown of tooth is moving during the orthodontic treatment. The positions of the teeth roots can also be gradually corrected. It prevents teeth from inclining when they move far from the center; therefore the correction function is achieved. The structure of the individualized orthodontic appliance provided by the invention is simple and ingenious, the axis correction function is excellent and it is applicable to patients with dental extraction in the individualized orthodontic treatment. | 04-24-2014 |
20140205963 | ORTHODONTIC ATTACHMENT MODULE FOR INTRA-ORAL BITE CORRECTORS - A module for attaching an orthodontic bite corrector to an orthodontic buccal tube appliance includes two segments, and each segment includes a rotation stop for limiting undesired rotational movement of bite corrector during movement of the patient's jaws. The segments are movable relative to each other during installation of the attachment module for facilitating placement of the rotation stops in regions next to the buccal tube appliance that might otherwise be difficult to access. | 07-24-2014 |
20140242534 | MANDIBULAR ATTACHMENT FOR CORRECTION OF MALOCCLUSION - Mandibular attachment structure for use in an orthodontic assembly having a force member connecting the mandibular and maxillar portions of the assembly and method of using the same. The structure includes bands dimensioned to encircle corresponding lower molars on opposite sides of the tongue, and threadless couplers each of which is removably or releasably affixed to a buccal side of a corresponding band. Neither the structure nor the method requires the use of an orthodontic brace to maintain a pressing connection between the structure and the rest of an orthodontic assembly, but the use of orthodontic braces is accommodated. The pressing connection is maintained by cooperating a hook at the end of the force member and a hook at the end of a threadless coupler. | 08-28-2014 |
20140302450 | BASE FOR AN ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - Base for an orthodontic appliance, comprising a base surface adapted to be attached to a tooth and a plurality of protrusions protruding from said base surface and extending along a first direction substantially from a first edge of the base surface to a second edge of the base surface, a second direction being defined as perpendicular to said base surface, wherein the distance between two of said protrusions in a plane substantially perpendicular to said first direction along at least a portion of said protrusions is smaller than the distance between said two protrusions at the base surface, and wherein the distance between two of said protrusions in planes substantially perpendicular to said second direction at said first edge and said second edge is larger than a distance between said two protrusions in a plane between said first and said second edge. | 10-09-2014 |
20140356800 | SYSTEM OF TUBE AND RESIN FOR ORTHODONTICS - A system of tube and resin for orthodontics includes a tube that serves as a conduit for a wire; and a resin, wherein the resin surrounds the tube, wherein the resin can attach to a tooth, and wherein both ends of the tube have perimeters larger than a perimeter at a middle section of the tube. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356801 | Reduced-Friction Buccal Tube and Method of Use - An orthodontic appliance includes features for reducing friction between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire to be placed within the archwire slot. Other embodiments include a rounded exterior occlusal surface. Embodiments further include one or more receptacles for receiving an installation tool. | 12-04-2014 |
20160000531 | FORCE MODULE FOR CLASS II AND CLASS III CORRECTION AND RELEASABLE DISTAL CONNECTOR FOR FORCE MODULE - Orthodontic force modules and assemblies for use in correcting class II and/or class III malocclusions include an elongate hollow outer body extending between proximal and distal ends, a plunger, spring, and push rod. The plunger and push rod are slidably received within different ends of the hollow outer body. The spring is positioned within the hollow outer body and provides an expansion force during use as the force modules or assemblies is compressed (e.g., when closing the jaw). The expansion force provides a desired corrective force for corrective Class II and/or III malocclusions. The outer body, plunger, spring, and push rod can be configured in a telescoping relationship in order for the components to be telescopically compressed and expanded during use. The distal end can include a bendable pin or latch mechanism for attachment to a buccal tube. The push rod can include a hook, hole, or slot for attachment to an archwire. Various connectors for coupling an orthodontic force module to a buccal tube portion of a molar bracket are also disclosed. | 01-07-2016 |
20160045287 | Wisdom Teeth Adjusting Bracket and the Method for Orthodontics Adjusting Thereof - This invention discloses an orthodontics adjusting bracket changing the traditional orthodontics logical thinking. The orthodontics adjusting bracket can reduce the chance for removing teeth, decrease the sequelae of removing wisdom teeth, avoid temporomandibular joint-pain-dysfunction syndrome and cheeks depressed, extend lifetime of dental formula, and lower down the social security expenditure. This invention can fundamentally improve dental engagement to avoid the secondary injury of traditional orthodontics treatment and improve the loading of social security expenditure. According to this invention, the difficult mission of correcting wisdom teeth in traditional orthodontics treatment will become easily and smoothly. | 02-18-2016 |
20160120624 | DENTAL ARCH AND AIRWAY EXPANDER DEVICE AND METHOD - A method and apparatus with auto-inactivation for the lateral expansion or constriction of posterior teeth, anterior advancement or retraction of the anterior teeth, and distal expansion of the molars, bicuspids and canines is described. This system is for correction of the upper dental arch and jaw bone, nasal cavity constriction, or lower dental arch constriction, which helps to resolve the dental malposition, dental crowding, proper room for tongue position, and expansion of nasal cavity for improvement of airway. The appliance includes loaded springs around the wires connected to molar band with connector tubes and female attachments that are extended to the front tube. The spring creates a distalization force on the first and/or second molars, anterior extending force on front teeth including canines and incisors, and lateral expansion for the posterior teeth including, canines, bicuspids and molars. | 05-05-2016 |